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Designed by Aedas, New York-Presbyterian Hospital’s new pediatric emergency department brings high-tech, family-friendly care to upper Manhattan
By Jean Nayar Photography by Paúl Rivera/archphoto
Just a few months ago, the pediatric emergency department of New YorkPresbyterian Hospital was hard-pressed to adequately serve its burgeoning community in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan. The facilities were fragmented, limited in space, and, because it was situated within an 80-year-old building, it also lacked the systems required to efficiently provide the critical care it aimed to deliver. But thanks to a new design by the New York office of Aedas in collaboration with associate architect Poltronieri Tang, the department operates on a whole new level. The new $50-million facility―the Alexandra and Steven Cohen Children’s Emergency Department―opened this June in New York-Presbyterian’s Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital (see coverage of the hospital’s center for prenatal pediatrics, page 78). At 25,000 square feet, it more than quadruples the size of the former pediatric emergency department, enabling it to meet the increasing demand for pediatric emergency services in the years ahead. The inviting state-of-the-art facility—one of only three Level I pediatric trauma centers in New York state—also stands as proof of the positive impact of evidence-based design.
Community and caregivers chime in
“The project is the result of a collaborative effort among the design team along with input from hospital staff, patients, and families,” says
A swirly rainbow-like mural (left) by Sol LeWitt wraps a double-height lobby wall at New York-Presbyterian Hospital’s new Alexandra and Steven Cohen Children’s Emergency Department (above).
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Contract - October 2011
Contract - October 2011
Contents
Editorial
Industry news
Product briefs: healthcare
Product focus: caregivers need care, too
Product focus: above + below
Product focus: glass for health
Advancements made in evidence-based healthcare design
The power of design
Less clinical, more hospitable
Beautifully lean
Raising the bar
New life
Urban sanctuary
The 2011 healthcare environment awards
Designers select: healthcare products
Ad index
Perspectives
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